Kosovo police arrest suspected crime boss Kelmendi - source

Kosovo police arrest suspected crime boss Kelmendi - source

Kosovo police arrest suspected crime boss Kelmendi - source

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:22 AM PDT

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Police in Kosovo have arrested Naser Kelmendi suspected by the United States of trafficking heroin and cocaine to Europe through the Balkans, a senior police source said on Monday.
    

Israel to Assad: air strikes did not aim to help Syria rebels

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:06 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel sought to persuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that its recent air strikes around Damascus did not aim to weaken him in the face of a more than two-year-old rebellion.
    

Premeditation key in trial of U.S. soldier who killed fellow servicemen

Posted: 06 May 2013 01:02 AM PDT

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to shooting dead five fellow servicemen at a military counselling centre in Iraq is set to face court-martial on Monday, where a judge's sentence will hinge greatly upon his finding of premeditation.
    

Head of polling centre, policeman injured following attack while delivering ballot box

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:33 AM PDT

The head of a polling centre and a policeman sustained light injuries after they were attacked by more than 20 supporters of a political party while sending a ballot box to the Vote Tallying Centre at the Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) in Tumpat, last night.

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Najib to be sworn in as PM at Istana Negara this afternoon

Posted: 06 May 2013 12:15 AM PDT

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak takes his oath of office as the prime minister at Istana Negara at 4pm Monday.

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More than a diary app, Step is a "personal data aggregator"

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:57 PM PDT

For people who want a comprehensive record of their personal life over time and in one place, a new app bills itself not only as a smart journaling app but as a "personal data aggregator."

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Clash resumes in contested Afghan, Pakistan border area - officials

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:34 PM PDT

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A new bout of fighting erupted on Monday in a border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the latest indication of a sharp deterioration in relations between the important U.S. allies.
    

Cold War bunker in Bosnia revived by modern art

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:54 PM PDT

Obsolete and lifeless for years, a secret anti-nuclear shelter built inside a remote Bosnian mountain during the Cold War for Yugoslav communist leader Josip Broz Tito has opened its doors as a modern art space.

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Supreme Court allows protest-hit Indian nuclear plant

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:50 PM PDT

India's Supreme Court gave the green light on Monday to the commissioning of a nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu that has been the target of widespread protests.

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Would-be robber thwarted by chilli

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:49 PM PDT

A quick-thinking worker at a takeaway food store in Sydney has stopped an attempted robbery by throwing a bucket of chilli at a would-be thief, leaving him with minor burns, Australian police said Monday.

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Opposition to fight 'stolen' Malaysia polls: Anwar

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:48 PM PDT

Anwar Ibrahim said Monday his Malaysian opposition planned to contest the results of a bitter weekend election battle and that the 56-year-old ruling bloc, which retained its grip on power, had "lost its legitimacy".

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The strong wind of anti-ruling in Chinese community

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:47 PM PDT

Voters have made their choices and what the BN should do now is to analyse the reasons.

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Indonesia summons UK ambassador over separatist office

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:27 PM PDT

Indonesia on Monday summoned the British ambassador in Jakarta to protest after a group supporting the independence of the restive Papua region set up its headquarters in England, the envoy said.

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Apple to stop supporting original iPhone this year

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:24 PM PDT

A leaked internal memo shows that the 2007 breakthrough device will be reclassified as obsolete this summer meaning that owners outside the US will no longer be able to get their devices serviced.

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VIDEO: Would you eat bugs instead of meat?

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:08 PM PDT

Researchers in the Netherlands are looking at ways to persuade people to get their protein from bugs instead of meat.

Germany riveted at start of neo-Nazi murder trial

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:45 PM PDT

MUNICH, Germany, May 6 — The surviving member of a neo-Nazi cell blamed for a series of racist murders that scandalised Germany and shamed its authorities goes on trial today in one of the most anticipated court cases in recent German history. The chance discovery of the gang, the National Socialist Underground (NSU), which had gone undetected for ...
    

Vietnam seizes 7kg of rhino horn: state media

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:56 PM PDT

More than seven kilos of rhino horn have been seized by customs officials in Vietnam, state-run media said Monday, amid pressure on the communist country to stem demand stoking a poaching boom.

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Clash resumes on contested Afghan, Pakistan border area - officials

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:32 PM PDT

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan and Pakistan troops exchanged fire on Monday at a contested border area in eastern Afghanistan days after an Afghan border policeman was killed, Afghan officials said.
    

VIDEO: Seven dead in Dhaka Islamist protest

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:43 PM PDT

Police in Bangladesh have used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse a huge demonstration by Islamist protesters in the capital Dhaka.

VIDEO: Neo-Nazi trial begins in Germany

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:28 PM PDT

One of the biggest trials since the war in Germany is due to start in Munich.
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VIDEO: Would you eat bugs instead of meat?

VIDEO: Would you eat bugs instead of meat?

VIDEO: Would you eat bugs instead of meat?

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:08 PM PDT

Researchers in the Netherlands are looking at ways to persuade people to get their protein from bugs instead of meat.

VIDEO: Would you eat bugs instead of meat?

Posted: 05 May 2013 11:08 PM PDT

Researchers in the Netherlands are looking at ways to persuade people to get their protein from bugs instead of meat.

Clash resumes on contested Afghan, Pakistan border area: officials

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:28 PM PDT

Afghan border policemen take their positions at GoshtaJALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan and Pakistan troops exchanged fire on Monday at a contested border area in eastern Afghanistan days after an Afghan border policeman was killed, Afghan officials said. Two senior officials from Nangarhar province where the clash took place told Reuters that fighting resumed after Pakistani troops attempted to repair a gate damaged in the previous clash. The clash on Thursday, in the border district of Goshta, drew nationwide condemnation in Afghanistan, and saw protests in the east and in the capital, Kabul. ...

Syrian rebels shoot down regime helicopter in east

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:44 PM PDT

This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows planes on the ground at the Kweiras military air base in Aleppo province, Syria, Sunday, May. 5, 2013. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels moved deep inside Mannagh air base, near the border with Turkey, while under fire from government warplanes. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say Syrian rebels have shot down a military helicopter in the country's east, killing eight government troops on board.

VIDEO: Seven dead in Dhaka Islamist protest

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:43 PM PDT

Police in Bangladesh have used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse a huge demonstration by Islamist protesters in the capital Dhaka.

VIDEO: Neo-Nazi trial begins in Germany

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:28 PM PDT

One of the biggest trials since the war in Germany is due to start in Munich.

VIDEO: Hungary's PM condemns anti-Semitism

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:53 PM PDT

Hungary's prime minister has told a meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest that his country will not tolerate anti-Semitism.

Clash resumes on contested Afghan, Pakistan border area: officials

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:28 PM PDT

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan and Pakistan troops exchanged fire on Monday at a contested border area in eastern Afghanistan days after an Afghan border policeman was killed, Afghan officials said.

Australian Rare-Earth Miner Lynas Soars On Malaysian Election Win

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:31 PM PDT

Malaysian stocks got off to a racing start Monday after the ruling coalition secured another term in office by a narrow margin. The result removed the risk of an opposition victory or a hung parliament that would have tested the country's democratic institutions. Malaysia's currency rose to a 22-month high on the news; stocks rose 7% in early trading. Government-backed companies led the index higher. But the most dramatic market reaction came in Sydney where investors piled into miner Lynas Corp., which has built a rare-earth refinery in Malaysia in the face of local opposition. Opposition candidates had promised to reexamine the mining license. Now it seems that the $800 million plant in Kuantan, which opened in February, should have a smoother run. Shares in Lynas rose 15% to A$0.57.

Game Of Thrones Season 3 Screens

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:19 PM PDT

'Game Of Thrones' Season 3 Episode 6 Review: 'The Climb'

Posted: 05 May 2013 10:19 PM PDT

'Game of Thrones' takes a horrifying turn in Sunday night's chilling episode of HBO's fantasy drama.

India and China withdraw troops from Himalayan face off

Posted: 05 May 2013 09:33 PM PDT

By Fayaz Bukhari and Satarupa Bhattacharjya SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, Indian (Reuters) - India and China simultaneously withdrew troops from camps a few meters apart in a Himalayan desert on Sunday, apparently ending a three-week standoff on a freezing plateau where the border is disputed and the Asian giants fought a war 50 years ago. The two sides stood down after reaching an agreement during a meeting between border commanders, an Indian army official told Reuters, after the tension threatened to overshadow a planned visit by India's foreign minister to Beijing on Thursday. ...

Israel strikes Syria, says targeting Hezbollah arms

Posted: 05 May 2013 09:40 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers walk past signs in the Israeli-occupied Golan HeightsBy Dominic Evans and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli jets devastated Syrian targets near Damascus on Sunday in a heavy overnight air raid that Western and Israeli officials called a new strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah. As Syria's two-year-old civil war veered into the potentially atomic arena of Iran's confrontation with Israel and the West over its nuclear program, people were woken in the Syrian capital by explosions that shook the ground like an earthquake and sent pillars of flame high into the night sky. ...

India and China withdraw troops from Himalayan face off

Posted: 05 May 2013 09:34 PM PDT

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, Indian (Reuters) - India and China simultaneously withdrew troops from camps a few meters apart in a Himalayan desert on Sunday, apparently ending a three-week standoff on a freezing plateau where the border is disputed and the Asian giants fought a war 50 years ago.

Maker's Mark's Plain Dumb Move Proved To Be Pure Marketing Genius

Posted: 05 May 2013 09:14 PM PDT

  Sex sells, and so does panic, apparently. Sales of Maker's Mark bourbon, known for its distinctive red wax seal, soared 44 percent in the first quarter, its best ever, after the distillery announced in mid-February that it plans to water down its own product and lower the proof due to shortage of raw materials. That led to a revolt among loyal customers, but whereas people usually boycott a product when they are not happy, Maker's announcement turned out to boost sales. Customers started hoarding what they were led to believe were to be the last 90-proof Maker's bourbon bottles. The firestorm that the announcement caused led Maker's to sober up. As thousands took to social-media to complain about the change to Maker's, the company reversed the decision a week after the news broke. "You spoke. We listened. And we're sincerely sorry we let you down," the distiller wrote on its Facebook page Feb. 17. Nearly 28,000 people clicked a "like", praising the decision. Companies of course tend to crow about product reformulations, but that is often the case when they improve the formulation, not diminish it.  However, when it comes to marketing, scare tactics seem to work. The public relations fiasco turned out to be a boon for Maker's Mark, offsetting some decline in parent Jim Beam's other spirits. Beam isn't the first company to face a backlash when tinkering with a beloved product. In 1985, devotees of Coke were enraged when Coca-Cola Co. introduced a reformulated beverage called New Coke. Less than three months after what some called "the biggest marketing fiasco ever", Coke went back to its original formula, rechristened "Coca-Cola Classic", marketed side by side with New Coke. In a bit of spin, Coca-Cola eventually claimed that both formulas actually increased their share of the cola market, and some conspiracy theorists even insinuated that this was actually a brilliant, secret strategy intended to regain loyalty of Coca Cola drinks that have been switching to Pepsi. Is it possible that Maker's blunder was premeditated? That would have been pretty dumb. For starters, it would have been too risky, bordering on a death wish.  No one could have predicted that their customers would rush out and hoard on the bourbon. And in the age of social media it was entirely predictable that customers would revolt vociferously. So therefore, the company might have been brazen enough or foolish enough to actually consider cheapening their product as a viable business strategy, but I don't believe that the announcement about watering down the bourbon was premeditated, just dumb. In some ways Maker's learned what many companies have to grapple with today: they really don't own their brands anymore, the customer does. They just rent them. Avi Dan is the founder of Avidan Strategies, a marketing consulting firm that specializes in business and marketing advice, agency search, compensation, and advertising strategy. He spent 30 years in senior management and board positions with leading global agencies.  

No early warning for U.S. on Israeli strikes in Syria

Posted: 05 May 2013 08:46 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers walk past signs in the Israeli-occupied Golan HeightsBy Tabassum Zakaria and Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States was not given any warning before air strikes in Syria against what Western and Israeli officials say were weapons headed for Hezbollah militants, a U.S. intelligence official said on Sunday. Without confirming that Israel was behind the attacks, the intelligence official said that the United States was essentially told of the air raids "after the fact" and was notified as the bombs went off. Israeli jets bombed Syria on Sunday for the second time in 48 hours. ...

Venezuela rebuffs Obama, repeats case against U.S. "spy"

Posted: 05 May 2013 08:50 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama waves from the Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near WashingtonBy Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela brushed off criticism from U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday and maintained its accusation that an American detainee in Caracas is a spy pretending to be a filmmaker. During his visit to Latin America, Obama said on Saturday the allegations against Tim Tracy, 35, were "ridiculous." But Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres insisted that intelligence agents tracking Tracy since late 2012 had uncovered ample evidence he was plotting with militant anti-government factions to destabilize Venezuela with violence. ...

More State Divestment, Private Investment In Malaysia After Vote

Posted: 05 May 2013 09:07 PM PDT

Malaysia's ruling party came close to losing an election Sunday because of its economic record. It posted one of Asia's largest budget shortfalls last year and has been criticized for over-dependence on commodities. But after sweating out street protests and record strength opposition at the polls, Prime Minister Najib Razak's party held a 60% majority in parliament.

Will This New Big Box Competition Affect You?

Posted: 05 May 2013 09:00 PM PDT

In an effort to expand, big box stores like Costco, Home Depot and Wal-Mart are now offering more non-traditional retail services to their customers. These include marketing mortgages, home improvement loans, identity theft protection, home, life and auto insurance.

Venezuela rebuffs Obama, repeats case against U.S. "spy"

Posted: 05 May 2013 08:50 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela brushed off criticism from U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday and maintained its accusation that an American detainee in Caracas is a spy pretending to be a filmmaker.
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